Domain searches question.......

[Surfn]

Originally Posted by KG Gary

Many thanks for the offer but I'm a true newbie.
ICQ scares me! I downloaded and installed it a few weeks back but haven't used it yet.

I have plenty of extremely-hostile-forum experience but little realtime typing experience!

Could I please ask a few more questions....
When searching for available domains I often find something I like but hesitate because the name is slightly similar to a plumbing company from Nevada, or a sports club from Ireland or something like that.

Are domain registrations an "anything goes but don't annoy the big boys" sort of deal?
Should I just go for it if I like something?

As an example "pagerankgoogle.com" is available but Google may not like it, especially if there a nice little porn list placed there.

Or is that the whole point of the exercise?

Go for anything you like. If there's a problem they usually send you a letter. You don't go straight to jail.

[KG Gary]

Originally Posted by Surfn

Go for anything you like. If there's a problem they usually send you a letter. You don't go straight to jail.

As a freesite submitter I'll be careful not to incur the wrath of adult site owners. I'll be steering well clear of domains like "lunk-o-rama", FetishPiles" or "TommysCookmarks".

Again thanks for the help and advice.

[Surfn]

I just picked up a few more. They came to me while I was running errands. I usually don't do a domain similar to existing domains.

Good luck, and you really should get your ICQ working

[KG Gary]

Originally Posted by Surfn

I just picked up a few more. They came to me while I was running errands. I usually don't do a domain similar to existing domains.

Good luck, and you really should get your ICQ working

Thanks for taking the trouble to help a curious new guy.